Fall Fishing This Year

[Josh Smith]

Hi Folks,

 

I have a couple questions.

 

I'm suspecting bass in Indiana are moving into summer patterns at around the start of September.

 

I cannot find historic 2014 highs and lows.  I do know this was the worst winter we had in even the old folks' memories, and it seems to have been getting steadily warmer since.

 

We didn't see the highest temps (at least from what I observed) until late August / early September.  We're hitting 90 degrees daily now.

 

On the other hand, we had a very nice cold front go through last week.  It rained  a lot and it was impossible to catch anything.  The lakes clouded but it was too cold for the bass to stay near the surface to hunt.

 

I went fishing out of curiosity only one day during this period and caught one bass in two hours.  It was a skinny 10" critter.  I told it (yes, I talk to bass) to go grow up, and tossed it back to do just that.  Hopefully it will take my advice.

 

The grass came in later than it should have this year, but the cattails were about on time.

 

Is there any website that will have average historic temperatures and other conditions from January to present?  I can't find one.  Dad has looked, too.

 

It's been an interesting but productive year thus far.  I'm just trying to figure it out.  Any help is appreciated.

 

Regards,

 

Josh

[Sam]

Josh, have you contacted the United States Weather Bureau for details on historic temperatures?  They may be able to help you, especially if you can contact the weather station in Indiana.

 

I have asked Dave from wxrisk.com if he knows of any places to get historical weather data. Dave is a professional weather man whose weather reports are excellent and he usually points to the places where the hurricanes will hit the USA with excellent accuracy.

 

I will let you know what Dave says when he replies to my request.

[Josh Smith]

Hi Sam,

 

Thank you!

 

Regards,

 

Josh

[aavery2]

Wabash Indiana

 

September

 

Average High 76

Average Low  56

 

Record High 95 (1991)

Record Low  31 (1993)

 

Rain 2.68 avg.

[einscodek]

Posted on another thread a couple of days ago about how this years been kinda strange and how the summers really been almost an extended spring and awesome fishing.

Last couple of week I too have noticed a transition..feels like fish finally going into a summer pattern as well but we are weather-wise into fall.

Its as if summer was shortened this year.

So I suspect any transition finally into a summer-like pattern to be short-lived.. the weeds receding are tellin me so..

[Josh Smith]

Posted on another thread a couple of days ago about how this years been kinda strange and how the summers really been almost an extended spring and awesome fishing.

Last couple of week I too have noticed a transition..feels like fish finally going into a summer pattern as well but we are weather-wise into fall.

Its as if summer was shortened this year.

So I suspect any transition finally into a summer-like pattern to be short-lived.. the weeds receding are tellin me so..

 

I am not yet noticing the weeds receding.  If anything, there are more, and lily pads, too, which come to think of it haven't bloomed yet.

 

This is going to be interesting.

 

I do wonder if the bass will have time for a fall feed before the cold snaps, though.  I hope so.

 

Josh

[rvolkers]

up here in maine this year has been just a all out winner it woulld seem we have been a month late in all respects and NEVER got the dog days of summer. the firstt year i can remember never having to drop shot and the fall period is here already - (LOL) the only bad thing at least on my lakes is that the top water bite never really turned on consistantly

[BostonMahhk]

I agree 100%. I live in ma and the weather was exactly the same. Ice out was about a month late and I believe it was because I bought my first bass boat in December and couldn't wait to get on the water lol. There was def a very inconsistent topwater bite as well compared to last summer where it was blowing up all morning and afternoon with 20-30 fish days. This summer you were lucky to catch 3-4 a day on a spook. Hope this winter goes by a lot faster and is a lot shorter.